Also, the low-cost and simple pumpless microfluidic device works well in sample preparation and manipulation.
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Correspondingly, the spermatogonial population was favorably maintained in the pumpless device compared to the conventional method.
Mitsuru Komeya, Kazuaki Hayashi, Hiroko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Sanjo,Kazuaki Kojima, Takuya Sato, Masahiro Yao, Hiroshi Kimura, Teruo Fujii, Takehiko Ogawa 2017, 'Pumpless microfluidic system driven by hydrostatic pressure induces and maintainsmouse spermatogenesis in vitro', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-15799-3. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)